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1917 Map of Sites

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Sites
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Sites serves as the focal point of this Northern California landscape, situated at the western edge of the Sacramento Valley. The map illustrates a transitional geography where the flat valley floor meets the rising foothills, marked by the narrow passage of Golden Gate and the opening of Antelope Valley. This era is defined by the extraction of local resources, evidenced by the presence of the Colusa Quarry and Mc Gillery Quarry, which were vital to the regional economy and infrastructure.

Transportation through these hills follows the natural drainage of Funks Creek and Stone Corral Creek, while the Colusa and Lake road provides a primary connection to the southeast. Genealogists will note the local Cemetery and the small settlement of Mills at the southern boundary. A large portion of the western sheet is designated as a Preliminary Edition Unsurveyed Area, reflecting the frontier nature of topographic mapping in Colusa County during the early 20th century.